NBA 2K15 Will Have Ernie Johnson and Shaq, Not Inside the NBA

[Cripterion]

Yeah, 2 team commentary would nice, FIFA has it for English commentaries and it's quite refreshing.

[quehouston]

I honestly can't believe how many people hate Shaq on Inside The NBA. I think he's hilarious.

[Sundown]

EJ will be a solid addition, whether for the halftime or as a third commentator.

Shaq is going to get old quick. Please don't let him do the halftime alone. If this mean Shaqtin a fool for cheezers and bad playing, that would be highly amusing.

They should have gotten Webber as a third commentator and EJ do the halftime show.

[RogerBlack]

Quote: Originally Posted by Junior Moe

I would welcome a 2nd commentary team because I know that 2K would do it right. The way to differentiate game importance, I would have a different more muted presentation package. The commentatators would be the same, but everything else would be different. There would be no courtside shots of them talking; no fancy starting 5 lineups; no celebrities and no hyped up crowd. A game between cellar dwellers like the 76ers and Jazz in January would not feel like the matchup between the Cavs and Thunder. For meh matchups games i would suggest something like the old 2k9 ish presentation. Screen wipes and all. For the marquee national interest games I would go with the TNTish package. I hope that makes sense.

Changing the presentation so dramatically would show 'favoritism' towards certain teams.

2K would not be able to do that without permission from the league.

There are 30 teams in the NBA.

It would be a disservice to the ENTIRE league (and a disservice to large groups of gamers from certain cities) if 2K treated certain teams like a 'red-headed stepchild', as far as presentation goes.

Regardless if the squad is still rebuilding, or winning back-to-back championships.... the NBA would never go for that.

Yesterday's 'cellar dwellers'... could be tomorrow's 'champions'.

So the NBA Owners would get p!ssed if their 'brands' were not represented equally.

[Junior Moe]

Quote: Originally Posted by RogerBlack

Changing the presentation so dramatically would show 'favoritism' towards certain teams. 2K would not be able to do that without permission from the league. There are 30 teams in the NBA. It would be a disservice to the ENTIRE league (and a disservice to large groups of gamers from certain cities) if 2K treated certain teams like a 'red-headed stepchild', as far as presentation goes. Regardless if the squad is still rebuilding, or winning back-to-back championships.... the NBA would never go for that. Yesterday's 'cellar dwellers'... could be tomorrow's 'champions'. So the NBA Owners would get p!ssed if their 'brands' were not represented equally.

It would be just for the purpose of Association mode. The regular play-now, head to head games would feature all of the presentation bells and whistles anyway. That's not what I was implying, sorry for the confusion. It would give the big games a big game feel. 2K kinda does it now. On the XB1/PS4 there is a different starting 5 graphic that shows the players and their stats before big games and during the playoffs. I'm just suggesting taking that a bit further to differentiate marquee matchups from the regular ho hum games.

[Dirk5049ers]

Man Shaq is as corny as they come. Dude thinks he's so funny, and I just be SMH. Having Barkley and Kenny... with Ernie would've been more than enough. I think it will still be good, because 2k always deliver with presentation, but yea... I'm not a fan of Shaq on Inside the NBA as well.

[lilteapot]

No way, get rid of Clark Kellogg.his commentary is always so bad and grating.
I'd like the crowd to be louder and chant some different things especially during the playoffs.also if they would have intros for the starting lineups would be good

[Jakeness23]

Since we probably won't have Chuck and Kenny or any other national broadcasters (that I know of) I personally (since I'm a Charlotte fan) would love to get rid of Kellogg for Steve Martin and Dell Curry. Martin is an interesting character and really gets into the games and Curry provides good insight from a former pro.

But I mean c'mon, I've only ever seen Kellogg during the NCAA Tournament, he's better suited for College Hoops (which we'll probably never see again) than NBA 2K. Having Marv Albert just for big games during the regular season and the playoffs. The other team (in my hypothetical case, Steve and Dell) would call the other games. That would be cool. Hearing that, "Yes!" and "What a spectacular move by..." during the playoffs or on Christmas Day would be freaking awesome.